074

Ryan and I ventured out to Clearfield, PA with Elisa and Dave for another shot atDenny's Beer Barrel and the world's largest burgers. This was a third visit for Elisa, Dave and I, but Ryan's first time. The boy's decided to do the 2lb challenge and after shoveling the entire top bun (which is more like a loaf of bread in itself) and about 1/8 of the meat down..they threw in the towel. haha. Dave actually got farther than Ryan!

And aside from the server being a coke addict (I swear!), it was a good time! We stopped off on the way home and got ice cream from Bruster's. You've got to have the ice cream!!

073

I came home from work to discover that my apartment people had installed new mailboxes. It's about time! And probably explains the awful pounding noise for several hours yesterday afternoon. I even got a new mailbox key. How exciting.
I took a quick, but glorious nap, then made my way over to the boys place. I surfed the internets while I waited for him to finish his video game, then we headed out for a bit. We went to Half Price Books where I got a new book, and a book for my sister -- all for under $5! Then, we went to Giant Eagle where the boy spent several minutes scouring the produce section and stocking up on random vegetables to "vaccuum pack" It's his new obsession. Don't ask.

The rest of my night will be spent eating pizza and watching Role Models. I love lazy days.

072

It was a good day, for the most part. I found someone to take my dinner shift, so once I got off at the station, I ran a few errands and then decided to make dinner for the boy and I. I had been craving City Chicken, so decided to make that in the crock pot. While it cooked, I watched Milk, which ended up being a really good movie.

Around dinner time, Ryan came over and we ate dinner. It turned out pretty good! I burnt the crap out of my finger though while I was taking potatoes out of the oven :( After we ate, we met up with Katie and Ryan for ice cream. Birthday Cake from Dave & Andy's. mmm. The end of the night ended on a not so good note, but its okay now and not worth delving in to. BUT -- Grey's Anatomy was new, and it made things a little better!

071

Sadly, this is the first time I don't have a picture to share for the day. I worked all day, made decent money, and then forgot to snap a picture. I bought a few new movies -- Slumdog Millionaire, Role Models and Milk. I love movies.

So anyway, in order to keep the numbers correct, I'm making a picture-less post :)

070

First day back at WPXI after a week sucked. I won't get in to it, but lets just say some people could be a little friendlier.

Then, I worked a double at OG. Lunch sucked, but dinner was decent. Janine was sweeping the floor and said "Hey! I'm working! Someone take a picture and document" -- thus the photo. haha. She's a funny gal.

Other than that, today has been a little rough. I've been missing Busia all day, and I'm just kinda sad and melancholy. I'm not really sure when this is supposed to get easier.

068

The breakfast/dinner of champions. After my almost week off of work, I'm back at WPXI for my regular overnight shift. Which means, eating weird things at weird hours. Tonight, its a taco salad from Wendy's. I've never actually had one from Wendy's before, and I've got to say it was just alright. Nothing to write home about.

Other than that, I spent the morning/afternoon hanging with Ryan, then worked a dinner shift. Made decent money, then stopped at Giant Eagle to pick up a few groceries (mmm yogurt and apples) and try to return the boy's movie [Australia] from Redbox (the machine was broken. urg.)

067

I had to come back to Pittsburgh today. I've been in a weird mood all day because of it. Just a bunch of mixed emotions, I guess. Basically the past week and a half I've been surrounded by family, and now I'm not. I know I'll be okay, though.

As I was driving back today, I came thisclose to running out of gas. I thought I'd be okay to make it to Grove City before I had to fill up, but Katie and I found ourselves praying for dear life that we'd make it to the gas station. Someone up there must be watching out for me, because we made it to Sheetz at GC with 1 mile left to E ;)

It was also a good night, workwise. I worked for a little over four hours and made $120. Definitely helps make up for the past few days I missed out!